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Paint bubble

Discussion in 'Detailing & Showroom' started by Sal Manzur, Mar 6, 2018.

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Paint bubble

  1. Re paint

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  2. Glue down

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  1. Sal Manzur

    Sal Manzur Formula Junior

    Sep 12, 2004
    291
    Upland Ca
    Full Name:
    Salvador Manzur
    I have a paint bubble that keeps
    Coming back on my dino 246 gts.

    Same spot three times over 15 yrs.
    Where roof and rear quarter panel
    meet. Kind of a sharp edge.

    Anyway to glue this down ?. Paint is flawless on the car otherwise
     
  2. GT4 Joe

    GT4 Joe Formula Junior

    Oct 19, 2010
    833
    Dana Point, Ca.
    Full Name:
    Joe Williams
    Find the cause and fix it right (down to metal) or ignore it. You can't glue it. Bummer you will end up painting more of the car than you want.
     
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  3. Graz

    Graz Formula 3

    Oct 15, 2012
    2,329
    New Jersey and Florida
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    Graziano
    Ditto. Can't glue it. Paint "bubbles" sometimes have rust hiding underneath.
     
  4. A348W

    A348W Formula 3

    Jun 28, 2017
    1,846
    North Wiltshire, UK
    I’ve got a little one :) on the rear buttress a little bit bigger than a pin head.

    Car was in the body shop last month for a bit of work elsewhere and I asked about it. They suspected a bit of rust as the most likely cause. Only problem, to correct it means respraying about 1/2 the rear end!! So I’m going to live with it!

    Good luck with whatever you do.
     
  5. SizzleChest

    SizzleChest Formula Junior

    Dec 15, 2014
    255
    Naples, FL
    Full Name:
    Scott
    Any pictures Sal?
     
  6. sandreb

    sandreb Karting

    Feb 7, 2018
    52
    Full Name:
    Sander B.
    Re-paint is the best and most permament solution.
     
  7. peterp

    peterp F1 Veteran

    Aug 31, 2002
    6,681
    NJ
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    Peter
    I suspect you might be able to differentiate whether the paint has just lifted or if it is due to underlying rust by using a paint thickness gauge. They are a pretty handy tool to have generally. I haven't tried this one, so I don't know how well it works, but seems like a cheap investment to learn more about what is happening -> https://www.amazon.com/Thickness-Detector-Measurement-Crash-Test-Resistant/dp/B01H1PVMSA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1520428011&sr=8-3&keywords=paint+thickness+gauge

    If the thickness measures the same with the bubble pushed against the body, then it may be just that the paint has lifted. If it measures much different (I would guess "thicker", since rusted metal is presumably less attracted to magnets) then it seems more likely there is rust underneath. Of course, if there is old glue under from previous gluing attempts, it might also measure thicker. If it turns out to be rust, I would definitely have every bit removed and have that section repainted because it will only get worse.
     
  8. Sal Manzur

    Sal Manzur Formula Junior

    Sep 12, 2004
    291
    Upland Ca
    Full Name:
    Salvador Manzur
    It is very frustrating when one pays
    Top dollar for these high end body
    shops only to have the same problem again. It looks like the paint
    Just detached from the metal.
    I was assured it was sanded down
    to metal and there was no rust.
    I will post a photo tomorrow
     
  9. daytona355

    daytona355 F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Mar 25, 2009
    12,655
    London
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    Sid Korshak
    Beautiful car by the way. Unfortunately, the only real way to sort is to repaint, and on a ferrari, most likely that’s the full works.

    I had a scglietti a few years back, and some small bubbles appeared on the front valance. It was caused by the forming of the aluminium, where someone used the wrong hammer, which had picked up tiny bits of other metal, and then hammered out the finish on the valance. Those filings rusted while the aluminium clearly didn’t, hence the small bubbles. The only way to deal with it was a rub down and cleanse of the metal, and repaint. Looked great afterwards mind you, but ferrari paid for the work, which always makes it look better
     

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